The National: Syria government forces take almost complete control of Eastern Ghouta town
The falling of the rebel enclave to Assad is 'inevitable', says analyst
Syrian government forces took almost complete control of the town of Al Shayfouniya in Eastern Ghouta near Damascus on Saturday, pressing an assault into the last rebel stronghold near the capital, a monitoring group said.
It came as Turkey said it had captured a Kurdish town in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria where it has been fighting the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia since January, helped by allied Syrian opposition fighters.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said his country's forces had captured the town of Rajo from militants, while the military said the army had taken control of seven settlements, including Rajo, on Saturday.
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Eastern Ghouta bombardment: 674 Syria civilians killed in 13 days -- Al Jazeera
Syria regime seizes ‘10 percent' of rebel enclave eastern Ghouta - monitor -- Al Arabiya/AFP/Reuters
Assad regime forces advance in Syria's Ghouta, monitor says -- Daily Sabah
Government forces take '10 percent' of Syria's Eastern Ghouta: Monitor -- Middle East Monitor
Relentless Assad bombing campaign turns this Syrian suburb into ‘hell on Earth’ -- PBS
Eastern Ghouta death toll casts doubt on Russia’s truce plans -- The Guardian
Russia: Military Operation in Eastern Ghouta 'Inevitable and Necessary' -- Al Bawaba
War crimes likely committed in Eastern Ghouta, says UN -- Middle East Monitor
Eastern Ghouta Syria: The neighbourhoods below the bombs -- BBC
